Bi-weekly News Roundup: Pokémon & CES

Welcome back to another installment of the Bi-weekly News Roundup. It wasn’t exactly an amazing two weeks to kick off 2013, but there certainly were a few surprises. Between the Pokémon reveal and the CES bonanza, there's plenty to cover here. So let's not delay and get right to it.

  • Pokémon X & Pokémon Y were announced as the 6th generation Pokémon games, exclusive to the 3DS
  • The PlayStation 2 has ceased production in Japan, after an amazing 13 years and selling over 150 million units
  • The 2012 XBLA exclusive, Fez, may be getting ports to other consoles, teased developer Phil Fish
  • Black Ops’ 2 first DLC, Revolution, was leaked
  • The cult hit, Slender, is getting a sequel called Slender: The Arrival
  • Resident Evil: Revelations, the once exclusive 3DS game, is apparently heading to HD consoles
  • .Hack and Naruto developer, CyberConnect2, has revealed it’s working on 3 new IPs (intellectual properties)
  • Beta sign up for the Final Fantasy XIV is up
  • LEGO Marvel Super Heroes was announced for all major consoles
  • Valve unveiled the Steam Box, a sort of digital server for your computer and TV
  • A voice actor from Fallout 3 may have revealed Fallout 4
  • Microsoft unveiled their bizarre IllumiRoom
  • XBLA game, Skull of the Shogun, got a release date for January 30
  • A Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS bundle is heading stateside for its release in February

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